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Suspicion Machines

Lighthouse Reports series reveals discrimination in welfare surveillance algorithms

Active
Since 2023
Utrecht

Governments all over the world are experimenting with predictive algorithms in ways that are largely invisible to the public. What limited reporting there has been on this topic has largely focused on predictive policing and risk assessments in criminal justice systems. But there is an area where even more far-reaching experiments are underway on vulnerable populations with almost no scrutiny.

Project type
Document
Founded
2023
Language(s)
English
Added
2025-08-19
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:45:18.000Z

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Geographic focus
Rotterdam
Geographic focus — country
"Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱"

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